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Olympus has announced that they have the 7-14mm f/2.8 and 300mm f/4 PRO lenses for the Micro Four Thirds mount. Try not to get too excited though; this is only a development announcement, and we will only see them in 2015. Still, an ultrawide that is an f/2.8 zoom, and a 300mm f/4? Sign me up. Slightly sad that Panasonic is not doing the 300mm though, since I would like to have seen Power OIS in the lens. Still, I have lived without IS in my lenses before, so it is now down to price for me.

CK: So now Olympus has an answer to Panasonic’s LUMIX G VARIO 7-14mm f/4 ASPH, but like the recently released M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 12-40mm f/2.8 ED PRO, it zooms the “wrong” way (relative to Nikon) for me. I lost count of how many times the wrong direction has tripped me up while testing it out. This lens focus/zoom/aperture ring direction should be standardised!

But for those who doesn’t mind, or who feels that this is the correct zoom direction for them, the 7-14mm is a good alternative to the Panasonic. And the 300mm is there if you need a 600mm equivalent for your Micro Four Thirds system.

After all the leaks (including a gaffe by Engadget), the Olympus OM-D E-M1 has finally been announced. The 16 megapixel sensor now has phase detect pixels on it, allowing for 37 AF points. Sadly, PDAF is not available in movie mode, as well as single shot AF with Micro Four Thirds lenses. The big upside however, is that all those Four Thirds lens owners finally get a contemporary camera to use some of that fantastic glass on.